depreciatory

Example Sentences

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"Given that investor concern over domestic policy has not been resolved, we expect depreciatory pressure on the rupiah to persist," BMI said.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

I did a lot of self depreciatory jokes aimed at myself, aimed at my colour because I had seen a lot of other black comedians do it.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2016

Johnston had chartered a private plane, was waiting on the platform at every major stop, issuing depreciatory statements.

From Time Magazine Archive

But at the core of it are the exorcism prayers themselves, which are composed of the imperative and the depreciatory.

From Time Magazine Archive

The little mimicries of Albert Jekyl, as he described Mrs. Ricketts, the few depreciatory remarks of Lady Hester concerning her, would have outweighed her worth had her character been a cornucopia of goodness.

From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James